AARP Nominates Top Films: Sinners and Battle Compete
AARP has announced the nominees for the 2026 Movies for Grownups Awards. Notable films such as “Hamnet,” “A House of Dynamite,” “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners,” and “Train Dreams” are in contention for Best Picture.
Key Nominees and Categories
Best Picture
- Hamnet
- A House of Dynamite
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Best Actress
- Laura Dern (“Is This Thing On?”)
- Jodie Foster (“A Private Life”)
- Lucy Liu (“Rosemead”)
- Julia Roberts (“After the Hunt”)
- June Squibb (“Eleanor the Great”)
Best Actor
- George Clooney (“Jay Kelly”)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (“One Battle After Another”)
- Joel Edgerton (“Train Dreams”)
- Ethan Hawke (“Blue Moon”)
- Dwayne Johnson (“The Smashing Machine”)
Best Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson (“One Battle After Another”)
- Kathryn Bigelow (“A House of Dynamite”)
- Scott Cooper (“Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere”)
- Guillermo del Toro (“Frankenstein”)
- Spike Lee (“Highest 2 Lowest”)
Significance of the Awards
AARP CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan praised the nominees, stating, “These nominees prove that powerful storytelling transcends age.” She emphasized the importance of representation in film, aimed at both audiences and the industry.
Ceremony Details
The awards ceremony is scheduled for January 10, 2026, at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Alan Cumming will host the event, which will be broadcast on PBS and the PBS app on February 22, 2026.
Additional Nominees Overview
Other categories include Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenwriter, and Best Ensemble, featuring a diverse range of films and performances:
- Best Supporting Actress: Regina Hall, Amy Madigan, Helen Mirren, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sigourney Weaver
- Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro, Delroy Lindo, Sean Penn, Michael Shannon, Stellan Skarsgård
- Best Screenwriter: Paul Thomas Anderson, Noah Baumbach, Julian Fellowes, James Vanderbilt
- Best Ensemble: A House of Dynamite, Jay Kelly, Nuremberg, One Battle After Another
Other Categories of Interest
- Best Documentary: “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” “Cover Up”
- Best Foreign-Language Film: “It Was Just an Accident,” “Nouvelle Vague”
- Best TV Series: “Adolescence,” “The White Lotus”
